New Specs with Firmoo

After my annual eye appointment in January, I decided I was ready for some new eye glasses. Though I rarely wear them, my old pair was a good five years old and a little outdated.

Enter the company Firmoo.

Firmoo is one of the most popular online stores for both eyeglasses and sunglasses.  They offer a wide variety of high quality eyewear at extremely affordable prices.  We're talking frames as low as $19!  How is that even possible, you ask?  Firmoo is an online store only, so they are able to escape the overhead and expenses incurred in a traditional brick and mortal store.

Online only??  Then, how in the world does one choose a pair of glasses?  Easy, with Firmoo, you have the option to virtually "try on" any pair you want!  You can either upload a photo of your face or snap a photo using a webcam.  I, of course, did both to ensure I approved of both views.  

There are so many frames to choose from - a huge selection of both styles and colors!  

It took awhile, but eventually I narrowed down my selection to about four or five pairs.  I snapped a photo of each pair and made a college to compare.  #nerdthings  Once I chose a winner, I uploaded my prescription, which was as easy as pie.  The only thing I struggled with was my PD (pupillary distance).  PD is basically the distance, in millimeters, from the center of one pupil to the center of the other.  I tried getting this measurement from my eye doctor, but apparently it's dependent upon the frames you choose??  (I'm not sure why this matter, but whatever.)  So I measured this distance myself, to the best of my ability, using a mirror and a ruler.  As suggested by Firmoo, I took the measurement three times and calculated and used the average value.

The glasses arrived in my mailbox about a week and a half later.  I was going for rounder, bigger specs, but they ended up being even rounder and bigger in person than they appeared in my virtual fitting.  I was a little unsure at first...

But I've come around and have grown to like them.  Turns out, bigger glasses are so much easier to see out of because there's a larger area to look through!  (This is the problem with my old ones.  They're narrow and I literally had to turn my head to look at whatever I wanted to look at.)

And now for the extra fun part!  Anyone out there also in the market for a new pair of specs?  Choose a pair of frames here and use the voucher code seeingallblog2 for a free pair!!  You will be required to pay shipping costs, but otherwise, the glasses will be completely free!  The voucher code is only available for the first ten people and it expires on April 18, 2016, so get on it quickly if you really want that free pair of glasses!

Disclaimer: I was gifted this pair of glasses in exchange for an honest review of the company.  All opinions are my own!